Lexical Definition
βέβηλος bébēlos (beb'-ay-los) profane G:A
from the base of βάσις and
profane (person).
- accessible (as by crossing the door-way), i.e. (by implication, of Jewish notions) heathenish, wicked
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| βεβήλων | profane | LXX.Lev.10.10 |
| βεβήλουσ | profane | 1Tim.4.7 • 1Tim.6.20 |
| worldly | 2Tim.2.16 | |
| βεβήλου | profane | LXX.Ezek.22.26 • LXX.Ezek.44.23 |
| βεβήλοισ | profane | 1Tim.1.9 |
| βέβηλοσ | is profane | LXX.1Sam.21.5 |
| profane person | Heb.12.16 | |
| βέβηλον | profane | LXX.Ezek.4.14 |
| βέβηλοι | profane | LXX.1Sam.21.4 |
| βέβηλε | O profane | LXX.Ezek.21.25 |
Abbott-Smith
βέβηλος, -ον (< βαίνω, whence βηλός, a threshold), [in LXX chiefly for חֹל;]
1. permitted to be trodden, accessible (v. DCG, ii, 422b); hence,
2. (opp. to ἱερός) unhallowed, profane: of things, I Ti 4:7 6:20, II Ti 2:16; of men, I Ti 1:9, He 12:16 (cf. κοινός; Cremer, 140).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Timothy | 1:9 · 4:7 · 6:20 |
| 2 Timothy | 2:16 |
| Hebrews | 12:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
βέβηλος-ος, ον,
Doric dialect βέβᾱλος [Refs 4th c.AD+]: (βαίνω, βηλός):— allowable to be trodden, probably of ground (opposed to ἱερός, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἢ πρὸς βεβήλοις ἢ πρὸς ἄλσεσιν θεῶν either on profane ground or.., [βέβηλοςα [prev. author] “fragment” 88 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence generally, permitted, καὶ βέβηλοςα καὶ κεκρυμμένα λόγια public, current, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βέβηλοςα permitted meats, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II of persons, unhallowed, ={ἀμύητος}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; impure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with genitive, uninitiated, τελετῆς [Refs 1st c.AD+]. adverb -λως[Refs 1st c.AD+]